Perhaps fenders are cool!
01-30-06, 03:59 PM
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Perhaps fenders are cool!
OK, I'll be the first to admit I've always thought fenders on bikes looked kind of "uncool". Well, arriving at work today with the stripe up my back made me thing that maybe fenders are cool after all! 
Or, maybe I'm just to old to worry about being cool now, but I think I'm gonna get some fenders for the foul weather bike!
Or, maybe I'm just to old to worry about being cool now, but I think I'm gonna get some fenders for the foul weather bike!
01-30-06, 04:03 PM
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oh fenders can be cool... I have an old 84 Ross Mt bike that I have fenders on.. it's my winter beater but its black frame, black fenders, black wheels.. and it reminds me of a real old harley.... and nothing beats riding in the rain without getting beat up the back of the head by a water stream...
01-30-06, 04:10 PM
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Full fenders prevent unsightly butt stripes and back spackle...two things unappreciated by coworkers and our laundry equipment. Full fenders also show that you are a serious commuter.
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My 1973 Schwinn would beg to differ about the uncool factor of fenders. They help add elegant aesthetics, as well as the functionality to that old bike.
And the PVC fenders I have on my mountain bike add an element of gnarly as well as an element of "keeping the mud out of my buttcrack" to said bike.
And the PVC fenders I have on my mountain bike add an element of gnarly as well as an element of "keeping the mud out of my buttcrack" to said bike.
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Heres what I do.
Go to the the dollar store and buy a kids acrylic paint set for a couplke bucks.
Invite over some friends, Spark up your favorite herb and paint your fenders all crazy, like back in the hippy times
Gets mucho reaction from people too
A month later, you can buy new fenders for 30 bucks and change the color scheme
Go to the the dollar store and buy a kids acrylic paint set for a couplke bucks.
Invite over some friends, Spark up your favorite herb and paint your fenders all crazy, like back in the hippy times
Gets mucho reaction from people too
A month later, you can buy new fenders for 30 bucks and change the color scheme
01-30-06, 05:31 PM
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A man is too cool for fenders
A wise man is too cool for a stripe down his back
Most women seem to have the right idea with fenders, at least the ones I see on the streets
A wise man is too cool for a stripe down his back
Most women seem to have the right idea with fenders, at least the ones I see on the streets
01-30-06, 05:45 PM
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Fenders are sexy .... mudflaps are cool
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I had to ride my fenderless bike in a downpour yesterday to buy new set of tires for my (fendered) commuter bike. I felt pretty cool until my feet went numb.
01-30-06, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FLBandit
OK, I'll be the first to admit I've always thought fenders on bikes looked kind of "uncool".
And a mudflap, too. Since adding a huge mudflap to my front fender, now I actually TARGET the puddles, because it's fun to splash through them without even getting my toes wet.
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01-30-06, 07:36 PM
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I think fenders look good on some bikes. You want a consistent theme.
not too wild of colors for paint job
street tires
some kind of rack
no shock absorbers
I think fenders don't look cool on a bike that otherwise looks like it is intended for racing.
not too wild of colors for paint job
street tires
some kind of rack
no shock absorbers
I think fenders don't look cool on a bike that otherwise looks like it is intended for racing.
01-30-06, 08:23 PM
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What about full fenders, lights, a rack, and aero bars on the same bike? That's the setup I have now.
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Originally Posted by MrCjolsen
What about full fenders, lights, a rack, and aero bars on the same bike? That's the setup I have now.
01-30-06, 09:29 PM
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I've come around on fenders. I grudging put them on my commuter last spring after a significant butt-striping episode, but now I think that fenders are so un-cool that they are actually cool. They are hard-core. They tell the world "Come hell or high water, I AM a commuter - not a fair weather rider".
01-30-06, 09:41 PM
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I like fenders on bikes, they show the rider knows what the f*** they're doing riding in the wet, and not some gaper idiot on an poorly equipped bike.
People that know what they're doing are cool in my book.
I think my fenders and mudflap combos are cool AND sexy..
People that know what they're doing are cool in my book.
I think my fenders and mudflap combos are cool AND sexy..
01-30-06, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Bekologist
I like fenders on bikes, they show the rider knows what the f*** they're doing riding in the wet, and not some gaper idiot on an poorly equipped bike.
People that know what they're doing are cool in my book.
I think my fenders and mudflap combos are cool AND sexy..
People that know what they're doing are cool in my book.
I think my fenders and mudflap combos are cool AND sexy..
Mmmm, nice mudflaps…
…if you look closely, you'll see that the rear tyre on the bike on the left is mounted backwards…
- Wil
PS: Great choice in seats BTW…
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Originally Posted by MrCjolsen
What about full fenders, lights, a rack, and aero bars on the same bike? That's the setup I have now.
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01-31-06, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by GreyGoat
black frame, black fenders, black wheels.. and it reminds me of a real old harley.....
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I've never understood why fenders are considered uncool. To me a bike looks stripped without them, like a car on blocks with the doors ripped off or something. OK, I suppose for weight weenies with a separate "fair weather bike" it's worth dropping the ounces, but I think generic bikes should have them.
01-31-06, 07:33 AM
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Hey, if motorcycles can look cool with fenders, so can bikes.
01-31-06, 07:46 AM
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I've always thought a bike looks too naked without them, for commuter/utility bikes anyway. They also add that retro/urban chic look, that I guess some of you consider gae.
01-31-06, 08:49 AM
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Full fenders let the weak latch on the back and draft you without showering in your rooster-tail.
This may or may not be a plus.
This may or may not be a plus.
01-31-06, 09:05 AM
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FENDERS ARE VERY COOL!!
nO STRIPES!
'JOHN"
nO STRIPES!
'JOHN"